The Osceola times., 1887-01-22
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Tbe state LegisIature.


Iar State Legislature met ~ noor ~ c.na.
,,,h The senate was called TO order py ssna ,sn,
w." AZ S,avtop Of jackson County presluent
49, ,ern After prayer was offered ,he s,p.,n nle
p'- -. ,rsr,. sworn N ~ Judge W NJ smith
Ton d r. Barker, Of Drew was enosvn 49,, con.
-. ., ,,,s gerat- Mr.. Barker was INC" o''
s,,a,ed ,o tho chair. after which he mace
speech Of thanks and the senate adlournSu, ~.
r, IIonse was called to order by r. w Leigh
lournal clerk Of the last oenerai Asse"v,s.
~ IT. Halliburton was elected pehporuV
q ,ralie- fhirf Instire, Corkeril sWote w
members in. except Mr.. Joslyn, "Bo r'nseo w
-. .,.,orn IN, NJ rmed and took his seat After
seventeen ballots for Speaker WITHOUT "h e'''
tion the House adjourned.
SEVERAL OF The minor Offices OF the sehate
were allei on the ilth. bat no business OF I'M
portanec was transacted pending the organ
izaiion OF the House ......ln the House .nc
clorl, nroeeeded to call the eighteenth Dailot
for Speaker, resulting Hewitt i3l huuelhs'
A.: Thomass sdn, y; Hicks, }. 1he hihe,csh.h
ballot did not change the result. on tne
twentieth ballot Hewitt gained one hloJs iIoui M
updgins and it was evident to the HudgiIs
forces that there was danger OF stampede.
The call of the twenty-irst ballot commenced
and when the name Of Carl Lee was reached ne
produced a sensation by Withdrawing the name
Of Thomasson. for whom he had been Vothg.
Nine votes had been going for Thomasson' ana
/, number of them were known TO favor Hewitt
When the name of Mr.. Hudgins was ea'ieu
he thanked his friends fcr clngine To MN ,9s
long as they had, and said he would cast ms
vote for Hewitt. This created great -nthusi-
asm. and the applause in lobby and gallery was
long and loud Others changed as rapidly as
possible. and after good deal OF delay Mr..
Hewitt was declared elected, the ballot being
as follows: Hewitt. 81 H1dgins, H. speaker
II. witt was escorted to the chair by commit
tee consisting OF Hudgins, Thomasson anu
HICKS. the three defeated contestants fhe
election Of chief clerk being first In order,
washburn, OF Scott, nominated j. w. Cal
loway. Of Pulaski; Mr.. Blackwell nominated
f.ouis II. Andieger. of Searcy. Galloway was
elected. w. r. Allen, of Ashley, was elected
serpeant-a -at-arms. and John w. Howell, Of
Johnson. assistant clerk
In the Senate on the l2th the president sub
mitted q list of his committees. Bills were
presented: To prevent the granting OF free
passes by railroads or other transportation
companies 10 any officer OF the State; Tor the
collection OF back taxes from railroads. TO pro-
tcct employees and other persons against raii-
roads: to abolish Imprisonment for debt also
bill TO define and punish the crime of using,
selling or giving away, sending or tenderinR ior
use less full fare passes or tickets over the rail-
roads of this State and over other conveyances
by common carriers In the House the or
ganzation was completed by the choice OF the
following officers Door-lSeeper, w. W, stroud,
of Boone: engrossing clerk. Miss Nora Morgan
o. Pulaski enrolling clerk, Miss Lillian EaRln'
OF Hempstead; journal clerk, Robert j. Brown'
OF Pulaski: assistant J. II. Naylor, OF Fauik-
ner. The Governors message was preseh'cu
and read TN both houses. A.
In the Senate on the 18th among the bills IN
troduccd we're the following: To prescribe and
define the liabilities OF corporations located or
doing business in this State, making Stock
holders liable for all debts OF such corpora
tions TO the extent OF the full amount OF all
unpaid stock or capital held or owned therein
OF subscribed thereto; to provide for additonal
security for the public funds of the state OF
Arkansas and for the several counties thereof;
to repeal the law requiring the construction OF
chutes or dams TO facilitate the passage or
fish: to change the date OF the state
election TO the day on which general elections
occur to abolish official bonds and provide for
the punishment OF defaulting officers TO abolish
oflicial bonds and making the misappropria-
tion e funds a felony to reduce the pay OF
legislators to twenty-five dollars per day 10
permit butchers, BARRIERS and bakers to keep
places of business open on Sunday; to
abolish public executions; to prevent
railroad dis ordinations; to increase the
number OF Supreme Judges from three
TO five: 10 repeal the law giving
landlords n lien for advances TO tenants ....l In
the House the vote for State officers was can
vassed in Joint session and the officers declared
elected Senators Hanna, Gardner and
Fletcher. and Representatives Marshall, Rec
tor Clew. Corbett and Patterson were appoint
ed committee TO notify the State officers OF
their election and ascertain when 1t would
suit Governor Hughes to be inaugurated. Mr..
Hicks offered concurrent resolution urging
the Arkansas delegation in Congress TO sup
port the Interstate Commerce bill as reported
by the conference committee. Adopted
IN the Senate on the 18th the House concur
rent resolutions requiring the Arkansas Con
gressional delegation to urge the passage of the
inter State Commerce bill was adopted. Presi
dent Barker, with Senator Stayton in the chair
introduced o bill calling "a State constitutional
convention. A message was received from
the Governor stating that he had ap
pointed ID. w. Carroll, OF Pulaski
Judge Of the First Chnncery dis
trict OF the State and Dr. j. NJ Brown, OF Cam
den. trustee Of the State University at Fay
cttcville ... In the House, the major part
the day was consumed in discussing resolu
tion by Mr. Blythe requesting the Arkansa
Congressional delegation to support the White
house bill TO refund the cotton tax, and the
portion belonging to Arkansas, II received, u
20 TO the school fund.
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